Cotton knife and hook.



APPLICATION FILED 0GT.8,1912.

J. R. BOWERS.

COTTON KNIFE AND HOOK.

Patented May 6, 1913.

Inventor lAttorneys i so JACOB n. Boutens, or wnninonn,A Taxes.

COTTON KNIFE AND HOOK.

Laconia.

Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationled October S, 1912. Serial No. 724,665.

'Patent-ee may e, raie.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JACOB R. Bowers, a citizen of the United States, residing at `\/Vaelder, in .the county of Gonzales and State of Texas, have invented a" new and useful Cotton Knife and Hook, of which the following is a specification.

4The presentA invention appertains 'to a combined knife and hook, adapted particularly for use in sampling bales of cotton.

- It is the objectof the present invention to provide a knife including a handle and a blade, the blade having a hook vcombined therewith in order that the blade may be employed for cutting or opening the bagging and so that the hook may be employed for withdrawing or extracting the sample of cotton.

Another objectI of the invention is to provide such a knife, wherein the blade is' provided with a finger hold at its inner end or hilt portion, so that the hand of the operatorwhich grasps the handle may have its forefinger engaged over the finger hold in order to provide a secure grip when the hook is employed. A

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the present invention resides essential'lyl in the knife embodying'a handle and a blade having one edge sharpened and the other edge thickened, the outer end ofthe thickened edge of the blade merging into a hook, nd the inner end of the thickened edge merging into a finger hold.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, whereinr- Figure l is an elevationof the knife. Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views taken on the lines 22 and 3-3 of Fig. 1 respectively.Y

Referring specifically to the drawings, the handle has been designated by the numeral 4, which has the blade 5 attached thereto, such as by providing the blade with a flat tang at its inner end projecting into and bein secured withinptLhe handle; One edge of t e blade is thickened and yoffset .outwardly from the respective edge of the tang as designated by the numeral 6 and the other edge 7 of the blade is Shar ened, the

outer end of the thickened edge o 'the blade Y merging into a hook S and the shoulder provided atthe inner end of the thickened edge merging into an outwardly curved projet:0 tion forming a finger hold 9. The hook 8 and finger hold 9 lie in the plane of the blade 5, and project away from the blade. The sharpened edge 7 is curved from the handle to the but-t end of the hook 8. The handle 4 is preferably constructed of wood or similar material, and the blade is forged or otherwise fashioned from suitable metal, and tempered. lt will thus follow, that the vknife may be employed for samplingbales of cotton by opening the bale by means of the sharpened`edge7, and by reversing the knife, the hook 8 may be brought into play for extracting the sample. When the hook 8 is brought into operation, the forenger of the hand grasping the handle may be en'- gaged over the finger hold 9 so as to secure a firm grip on the knife. The finger hold in connection with the hook provides a highly desirable feature, the value of which will be apparent to those familiar with the art. This knife may not only be employed for sampling bales of cotton, but may be otherwise employed. I

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is A knife including a handle and ablade vhaving a flat tang entering the handle, one

edge of the blade being sharpened and the other edge being thickened and offset outwardly from the respective edge of the tang, the outer end of vthe thickened edge merging into a hook andthe shoulder provided at the inner end of the thickened edge merging into an outwardly curved projection form,-

ing a fino'er hold.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as vmy own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB `R..BOWEI Witnesses:

G.'C. E. VAUGrInN, S. H. VAUGHAN. 

